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Commerce in the manner in which they have entertained this 

 convention; and that we desire to express our tlianks in these 

 few words, assuring the people of Bangor that we shall con- 

 tinue to express our appreciation of their hospitality after we 

 have left the city. We look upon Bangor as our city none the 

 less because the majority of us live in other parts of the state. 

 We appreciate the courtesies extended to us by the press and 

 the railroads and the individual courtesies of the people of 

 the city. 



Respectfully submitted, 



l. c. holston, 

 Albert E. Hodges^ 

 L. E. McIntire, 



Committee. 



Voted, that this report be received and the resolutions 

 adopted. 



Voted, that the legislative committee who served last year 

 be continued for the ensuing year. 



Voted, that our secretary be instructed to extract from the 

 resolutions such as pertain to the action of the legislature, and 

 send to each member of the incoming legislature our resolutions 

 indicating our desires for legislation. 



Mr. Harris: In regard to future meetings and the method 

 of exhibiting milk and cream samples, quite a number came to 

 Mr. Redman, who had charge of these exhibits, and asked why 

 they could not have the scores of their milk and cream, and 

 also when they were going to know about the bacterial count. 

 As we all know, it is impossible to get a bacterial count until 

 48 hours after the samplesi are taken. It has been suggested 

 that next year the samples be sent a week before the annual 

 meeting, either to the University of Maine or Turner Center 

 Creamery or some other place where the work could be done, 

 and then reshipped to the place of the meeting. The only 

 objection would be that it would probably cost more, as there 

 would be an extra charge for time spent in doing the work, etc. 

 But it seems to me, and I think the rest of the committee agreed, 

 that a great advantage would be obtained by knowing just what 

 the score is at the time of the meeting. I move that an amend- 

 ment be made to the resolutions by adding the following: 



